Witches Sabbath and Its Historical Fear Across Cultures
An examination of witchcraft beliefs from the Fifteenth century through colonial times, detailing trials, executions, and the fires that lit Europe and the New World. It links Shakespearean imagery with the Witches Sabbath, describing nocturnal rites, demon worship, and the Goethian Walpurgis Night as a long sunset of superstition.
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Europe
New World
Tribunals of Justice
Nesses
Macbeth
Tam O' Shanter
Shakespeare
Kirk Alloway
Goethe
Shinar 4
Olympus
New Orleans Picayune
O Connell’s Love Letter to His Wife From The Academy
A long letter from Daniel O’Connell dated years after marriage expresses enduring devotion to his wife Kate and Mary, recalling early happiness, romantic fidelity, and a plan to dine with Lord Stourton and Crougham while anticipating emancipation through travel with the Dukes of Sussex and Devonshire.
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O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell
Kate
Mary
Lamas
Darling
Lord Stourton
Crougham’s
Sussex
Devonshire
Duke of Norfolk
The
Academy
Justice and Charity as Justice for All
The quote argues that wealth holders should fund the needy through justice rather than ostentatious charity. It condemns charity founded on robbery and calls for wealthy men to give to those who created their fortunes, framing it as a step toward true justice.
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Robert G. Ingersoll
New York World
Typographical Errors and Misprints Through History
A historical survey of misprints in newspapers and books. It recalls Sir Robert Peel’s punning misprint about scouting peasants in Ireland and covers cases from poets and Burns to Pope notes. The piece also notes mixing news items, misreadings like cow halves, and jokes about proofreaders and editors.
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London Echo
Robert Peel
Robert
Ireland
Sir Robert Peel
Viehat
Lee
Pale Martyr
Bee
Lynx Eye
Burns
Pope
Cinthia
Gounod
Avenue Maria
Temperance Association
Tom Moore
England
Ben Jonson
House of Correction
Max O'Rell on Americans in London Lecture Review
London letters report Max O'Rell, famed critic of England, lectured on America and Americans at Birbeck institution. He praised American openness while noting exclusive circles in cities, and mocked poker fueled swearing contrasted with hymns. He admired American women for charm yet criticized overdressing, observing New York dressmakers' vogue.
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Max O'Rell
Max Owell
England
Great Britain
America
Birbeck Institution
Atlantic
Mayfair
Faubourg St. Germain
Liverpool
O'Rell
O'Trell
Quinine Fanis
New York
O'Neil
London
Philadelphia
Orange consumption and future fruit yields noted by papers
The piece argues oranges are highly valuable to consumers and growers, predicting each person will have under 100 oranges by century's end as groves begin bearing. California and Florida are cited, with rising grape and berry consumption. A Globe-Democrat remark and a note on Shakespeare spellings close the fragment.
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California
Florida
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
My Japanese Visit and Royal Entertainments Tale
The author recounts a journey to Kumaniota on the Gulf of Shima baca, hosted by a Daimio governor. A steam yacht, palace-style hospitality, and meals in the Japanese fashion mark lavish entertainment. A Giesha captivates the narrator with her beauty and voice, and a dinner anecdote ends with her service to him in the governor's palace. The letter invites the uncle to join and share the experience in this beautiful country.
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Kumaniota
Gulf of
Shimabaca
Hiso
Giesha
Daimio
Mobile Register
Buck chases hunter as dog battles large buck in West Virginia
Beard of Anthony Creek Greenbrier county West Virginia encountered his dog fighting a big buck along a wood edge. He kicked the buck to protect the dog, was knocked down and narrowly saved from being gored. A neighbor later shot the deer after it fought for half an hour. The buck weighed 168 pounds dressed with seven prongs.
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John 4
Beard
Anthony Creek
Greenbrier
W. Va
New York World
Copyright and copyright law for manuscripts and titles
The Critic explains that copyright protects a manuscript only when published, not just a title. A book gains legal protection upon publication, while the manuscript remains under common law. Authors often misbelieve merely obtaining a copyright or registering a title secures their work.
Tarantula on a Train Sparks Comical Panic
Louis Nevin of Louisville attempted to bring a tarantula from Hot Springs to Little Rock. The spider escaped its bottle and roamed the car for half an hour, terrifying passengers until Nevin finally bottled it again and disembarked at the next station.
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Louis Nevin
Louisville
Hot Springs
Little Rock
Mir Nevin
Lis
neRb
Sheep shearing machine inventor gains attention
A New York Weekly note highlights Frederick Wolseley, brother of Lord Wolseley, an Australian squatter who claims to have invented a sheep shearing device enabling one man to shear 140 sheep daily. Observers compare bravery of a London policeman to an African lion, with odds favoring the animal.
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Lord Wolseley
Frederick Wolseley
London
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